English
Glengarry
Glengarry comes from Scottish Gaelic Gleann Garaidh ‘valley of the River Garry’.
- Scottish GaelicmodernGleann Garaidh‘valley of the River Garry’
- Englishearliest quotation 1913Glengarry
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Scottish GaelicmodernGleann Garaidh‘valley of the River Garry’
- Englishearliest quotation 1913Glengarry
Earliest quotation: 1913, Hall Caine: “There was old Tommy with his back to the…”
Every English word from Scottish Gaelic Gleann Garaidh
Today it means
noun A brimless cap, longer than it is wide, and creased lengthwise across the top, often with ribbons trailing behind, and frequently worn with the Scottish kilt.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic Gleann Garaidh / Glengarry